The Moses Conspiracy by Susan Reinhardt

Debut authors are my heroes! I remember the thrill of my first published book, the fruits of years of hopeful labor. Today, I rejoice with Susan Reinhardt and the release of her debut, The Moses Conspiracy. She was kind enough to stop by and tell us of her writing journey. Please welcome, Susan. CARLA: Tell my readers a bit about …

A Change of Fortune by Jen Turano

I have a treat for you today – a book by a debut author. I love the cover and the premise and am looking forward to reading this. Hope that you’ll give it a try! This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingA Change of FortuneBethany House Publishers (November 1, 2012)byJen TuranoABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jen grew up in the small town …

Introducing MOTHER OF PEARL by Kellie Coates Gilbert

Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kellie Gilbert, a debut author and a special friend. We’ve laughed and talked late into the night during our Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend adventures and spent hours on the phone talking about our favorite authors and writing. It’s nice to have friends like that – those who “get us” and understand …

Sweet Giveaway – A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh

Thanks, everyone, for helping launch my new website and your fabulous comments on Friday’s post. I’ve drawn a winner: Her comment: Wow, after reading the few paragraphs – it has whet my appetite for the entire book . . . CONGRATULATIONS to Judy Abbott! I’ll be sending autographed copies of Lisa Wingate’s books, A Dandelion Summer and Blue Moon Bay, …

>REINVENTING LEONA by Lynne Gentry

>Today I’d like for you to meet a friend of mine, Lynne Gentry. The first time I saw her was several years ago at an ACFW conference when Sarah Palin was the Vice-Presidential candidate. Lynne sat a couple of rows ahead of me in the workshop we were both attending and had her dark hair pulled up and was wearing …

>Introducing the lovely C.S. Lakin

> Today is NATIONAL AUTHORS DAY! And it’s my pleasure to introduce you to an author who has just exploded on the publishing scene. You see, a while back I started hearing the name Susanne Lakin pop up on the blogs and networks I frequent. She and my friend, Camille Eide, were two of the three finalists for the Zondervan/Mount …

>My First Book Signing

>I thought I would lump my two signing/launch events together, but then I decided that my first book signing should have its own post. What a fun evening. My publisher set up the signing with the Mardel Christian Book store in Tulsa and provided beautiful posters and flyers announcing the event. And the host store was so accommodating, I kept …